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WorksheetsMr Swindells' Great Experiment
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 7mins
What is the symbol for potassium on the periodic table?
P
Po
J
K
What is the name given to elements that have properties in between metals and nonmetals?
Metalloid
Metallica
Metaphor
Metalline
Edward Jenner used which disease as a natural vaccine for the deadly smallpox?
Chickenpox
Cowpox
Monkeypox
Horse pox
What are the two chambers at the bottom of the human heart called?
Valves
Atriums
Ventricles
Veins
Human hair and nails are made up of which substance?
Plastic
Keratin
Metal
Skin
In a full set, how many teeth does an adult human have?
28
30
32
34
ROUGHLY: If the Sun was scaled down to the size of a 25 inch space hopper, what object would you use to represent Earth?
A tennis ball
A grain of sand
A pea
A football
What is the name of someone who studies the stars?
Astronomer
Librarian
Meteorologist
Microbiologist
Legend has it that an apple landed on the head of which famous scientist, prompting his laws of gravity?
Isaac Newton
Mr Swindells
Albert Einstein
Stephen Hawking
Marie Curie was famous for her work in which area of research?
Radioactivity
Quantum physics
Dermatology
Vaccinations
What is the largest muscle in the human body?
The gluteus maximus (bum)
Latissimus dorsi (back)
The bicep (upper arm)
The hamstring (back upper leg)
How many hearts does an octopus have?
8
3
5
1
Dolly was the first creature to be cloned, what was she?
A dog
A sheep
A chicken
A mouse
What is the largest single cell on the planet?
An ostrich's egg
An elephant's tusk
A giant jellyfish
The honey mushroom
Which scientist famously conceived the theory of evolution by natural selection?
Thomas Edison
Charles Darwin
Miss Phillips
Nikola Tesla
What does this symbol represent in an electric circuit diagram?
A battery/cell
A switch
A diode
A lamp
The solid form of CO2 is commonly known as...
Dry ice
Table salt
Chalk
Ash
Cows emit large amounts of methane by doing what activity?
Running
Burping + Farting
Sweating
Spitting
Where is world's most active volcano?
New Zealand
Hawaii, USA
China
Argentina
What is regarded as the hardest known substance on planet Earth?
Diamond
Gold
Silver
Emerald
